I'm looking into getting some shoes to use with my campus pedals (spd).

The salesman at my LBS is recommending velcro over laces. His reasoning is that the velcro doesn't stretch like the laces, so you get more power to the pedal.

From a theoretical standpoint, I can see his reasoning. But, pragmatically, does it really make a much of a difference?

I like the look of the laces better and may wear the shoes around the office a bit.

My commute is about 10 miles with a good hill along the way.

For those of you in Portland, I live in Garden home, commute up to Sylvan, then to the zoo, and drop down into NW. OK, a cheat in the mornings sometimes and use mass transit to get to the top, but I always do the climb on the way home.

James